Auto table



Dec 16, 1924.

K -3. HARVEY AUTO TABLF Filed Oct. 51,

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KELLY I8. HARVEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOB TO AUTO TABLE 60., ING,0F RICHMOND HILL, LONG LLSLAND. NEW YORK, A COREORATIGN.

AUTO TABLE.

Application filed. Gctober 31, 1922.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, KELLY B. HARVEY, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of New York city, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and use l'ul improvements in AutoTables, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus that willpermit an automobile of any kind to be placed on a. support elevated afew feet above the ground or floor, which vehicle can be caused to runup thereon by an incline, by its own power or by a Windlass on theapparatus to facilitate inspection and operation of the vehicle. 7

In the accon'ipanying drawing showing one embodiment of my invention,Figure l is a perspective view thereof.

Fig. 2, shows a front end.

Fig. 3, shows the other end with the inclined bars removed.

As shown in the drawings, I provide pair of bars 2 and 3 of channelform, that are suitably supported by upright bars, and the latter aremounted on transverse bottom bars. The side bars are connected at oneendby a transverse bar 4 of inverted channel form that is boltedthereto, and this cross bar is supported at its ends by upright bars 5and 6 also of channel form, caused to enter the inverted channel bar atbetween the flanges and bolted thereto. These upright bars are supportedby a bottom bar 7 of channel form and the upright bars lit into thechannel bar with the flange portions bolted together. If desired bracepieces 8 are secured at an all le between the uprights and the cross bar4; also braces 9 may be secured between each upright bar and the sidebar as shown.

At the opposite ends of the side bars 2 and 3 they are supported by apair of upright bars at the end of each side bar and these uprights aremounted in a transverse bottom bar, 10 with the flanges projectingupwardly. At one end, I arrange upright channel bars 11 and 12 ofchannel form, and a short channel bar 13 connects the upper ends of theupright bars '11, and 12, which bar 13, has a length equal to the Widthof the side bar 2, that rests on this short bar and is bolted thereto'On the opposite side I arrange similar upright channel bars 1e andSerial No. 598,102.

15. having a short cross bar 16 of channel form, secured to the ends ofthe uprights, and bolted to the under portion of the side bar 3. At thisend of the device 1 preferably emit a cross bar that would extendentirely across between the side bars 2 and 3, so to give better accessto the car on the frame. The uprights may be connected with the base bar1O by short bars 17 extending at an angle to each member, as shown, thatwill prevent side sway of the uprights at A brace 18 may also this endof the device. connect the uprights with. the side bars at an angle toeach, to better strengthen the structure.

At this open end I provide a run-way for the wheels to permit the car tobe run or drawn up on to the side bars. At the end of the side bar 2 Iconnect a channel bar 19, having one end detachably secured to the 7!side bar 2 and its other end resting on the ground or floor. A pair ofshort bars 20 are secured to this inclined bar with the projecting endsprovided with a bolt 21 adapted to enter a hole in the side bar, wherebythe inclined bar can be readily attached and removed. A similar inclinedbar 22 is attached to the other side bar 3, and may' be remorablyattached in the same man ner. At the bottom of these inclined bars, thecorners 23 of the flanges are bent outwardly, so that they will notengage or in jure the rubber tires on the vehicles, and also serve toguide the wheels into the channel bars.

I further provide a support at the intern'iediate portion of "the table,that is shown as comprising an upright channel bar 2% having an anglebar 25 secured at its lower end, and a similar angle bar 26, fast to itsupper end. The latter is bolted to the under fare of the side bar 3. Asimilar arrangement of upright bars and two angle bars is arranged onthe opposite side to support the side bar 2, as shown.

It is to be understood that in the use of this device, a car is simplybrought to the ground ends of the inclined bars 19 and 22, and then runup on to the side bars, that can be done under its own power, or a winchmight be attached to the cross bar f at the far end.

What I claim is: An automobile support comprising a pair of parallelchannel members constituting 1119 flanges turned upwardly,

cured between the flanges of the rear base member and extending upwardlyfrom points adjacent the extremities of the rear base member, atransverse rear channel 1nember having its flan es turned downwardly andseated on top 0 the vertically disposed channel members to tie the upperends thereof together, a plurality 01 pairs of vertically disposedchannel members extenda front base member;

ing upwardly from the ends of the front base member and having theirlower ends disposed between the flanges of said front base member, apairof horizontal channels having their flanges turned upwardly, each ofsaid pair having one end resting on and connected to a respective end ofthe transverse rear channel member and its remaining end supported byand connected to a respective pair of the front vertical members, andchannel iron skids extending downwardly and forwardly from the frontends of said horizontal channels.

- KELLY B. HARVEY.

